BrandonM

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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   My parents in NC are in that exact situation. My dad is on disability and Medicaid, and insurance for my stepmom would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% of their income. She doesn't qualify for any assistance. Apparently, 377,000
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   I'm hoping that Maine's Ranked Choice Voting[0] (instant runoff) is an answer to some of the problems inherent in our current winner-take-all system. It passed in Maine; hopefully it achieves its aims and spreads. [0] http:/
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   It's not quite that easy. Some marketing content, like blog posts, has long-term value that can't be easily measured in the same fiscal period it was created in. A huge task of marketing is to increase the awareness and value of a
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   I don't dispute that "extreme anger and indignation" can change the world, but I'm not convinced that it effects change that is long-term good. Anger and indignation often lead to rash decision making, hostility, vengean
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   When you say "overpaying", what is that number for you? For context, in 2011, Clorox and other established Bay Area companies paid marketing managers with a few years of relevant experience ~$120,000. Visa is starting fresh Econom
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   A good marketing manager with a few years under her belt should be able to do this without breaking a sweat. Unfortunately, like a non-tech company hiring programmers, non-marketers seem to be pretty bad at recognizing good marketers.
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   It's easy to close your ears and say "racist". Here's what AirBnB's new policy says: > I agree to treat everyone in the Airbnb community—regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability,
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   I thought the video was a good example of "designed for humans". Did you watch it?
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   by BrandonM 10y ago

   I got the 1st gen Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and it didn't hold up great. The balance of weight, power, battery life, and Linux support were huge for a traveling programmer. By the end of year 2, though, I had replaced a broken screen,
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    How does that apply in this case, in a job posting for "old geeks"?
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    There are other professional basketball leagues that don't have salary caps, and LeBron doesn't play for them. The NBA salary cap is close to or exceeds what he could make in other leagues. Additionally, playing for the NBA gives
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    I think professional athletes make an interesting parallel with CEOs. The majority of athletes are unarguably the absolute best in the world at what they do. Superstars have a far bigger impact on their team's performance than an avera
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    I don't think that's a fair assessment (I'm not affiliated with YC in any way). I think that: > Not using misleading, illegal or dishonest sales tactics. > Keeping your word... and: > Generally behaving in a pro
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    As the spouse of a marketer, I think this is great advice! I only have three things to add: > 11) When you interview give a 10min exercise before to discuss and cover up real-time actual skills. E.g. show them some relevant to role camp
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    He already took the code. It was definitely his since there was no formal agreement in place for assignment of IP. The company's domain ( http://grabgas.com ) just points to their Facebook page now.
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Note that she was not a university undergrad, but a grade-11 high school student, probably 16 or 17 years old. In the US, each year is a grade, and grade-12 is the final year of high school (which precedes university). That only makes the w
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Isn't that what the linked paper says? Its form suggests that the author had a similar insight to this one.
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    But did you consider the costs of rating it as a 1 rather than a 2?
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Clickable: https://www.clicktime.com/company/jobs
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    I don't see any marketing listings on the jobs page? ( https://rollbar.recruiterbox.com/ )
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    When a program is shutting down, its threads are interrupted.
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    AFAIK this is still true of HBO.
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    You left out perhaps the most important part: "...in the most cost-effective way possible," where cost includes repeat offenses, taxpayer money, the opportunity cost of lost productivity, destroyed families (multi-generational eff
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Near the end of that post, the commenter suggested a fix that includes the most qualified Useless Use of Cat entry[0] that I've ever seen! cat | sed ... > $INPUT_TEMP [0] http://porkmail.org/era/unix&#x2
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Yep, a month and a half after the bug was filed. Not too shabby for OSS!
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    That example could be written: .then(getFoo) .catch(err => 10) //some default value .then( (foo) =>
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    by BrandonM 10y ago

    Java 8 added default and static methods to interfaces.
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    by BrandonM 11y ago

    Some people are vegetarians. Others are Muslim or Jewish and only eat halal/kosher foods. Many groups are discriminated against (historically or presently), and members of those groups may not be too keen to open themselves up to unfai
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    by BrandonM 11y ago

    Dating only has many meetings if you don't tank the first one.
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    by BrandonM 11y ago

    I interviewed at Loopt (sama's YC company) 4½ years ago. When I went out to lunch with their tech guys, they joked about a guy who had come in before me in a suit, and how that really hurt his chances to get the job. Though I knew enou